Transport UK operator on the Midland Main Line and regional routes including the Derwent Valley Line and the Hope Valley; public ownership expected late 2026.
East Midlands Railway has run the Midland Main Line and East Midlands regional network since August 2019, first under Abellio and since 2023 under Transport UK Group. Its contract core term ends in October 2026 and the Government expects to take it into public ownership around December 2026.
Its scenic interest lies on the Derwent Valley Line from Derby to Matlock through the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, and on the Liverpool–Norwich route which crosses the Peak District through the Hope Valley between Manchester and Sheffield. Regional services use Class 170 and 158 diesel units; the main line has Class 810 Aurora bi-modes.
EMR sells the Derbyshire Wayfarer, a bus-and-train rover covering the county including the Hope Valley Line from Sheffield to New Mills.
Scenic lineUp the Derwent through the mills of the World Heritage Site at Belper and Cromford to Matlock Bath and Matlock, at the gateway to the Peak.